Seattle fast food: Then and now

June 16, 2013 4:32 PM

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Seattle fast food, then and now
It's not every day that we get excited about an old black-and-white photo in the city' archives.
But this one was different. Posted recently in the Seattle Municipal Archives, it's an instant classic, a glamour shot of a Seattle drive-in diner in the '50s, as loved now as it was then.
We're talking about Dick's, of course. Here's a look, along with a tour of other famous fast food, bars and foodie places in Seattle through the years. less

Seattle fast food, then and now It's not every day that we get excited about an old black-and-white photo in the city' archives. But this one was different. Posted recently in the Seattle Municipal Archives, ... more

Seattle fast food, then and now
It's not every day that... Photo-4793745.64671 - seattlepi.com

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Don't recognize this hippie- bartender scene? Could be because this institution at the Pike Place Market has changed a lot.
It's Place Pigalle in 1975, when it was a tavern and closer to its original seedier, rougher roots. less

Don't recognize this hippie- bartender scene? Could be because this institution at the Pike Place Market has changed a lot. It's Place Pigalle in 1975, when it was a tavern and closer to its original seedier, ... more

When Spud's looked like a food truck that lost its wheels. In Green Lake, 1941.

When Spud's looked like a food truck that lost its wheels. In Green Lake, 1941.

When Spud's looked like a food truck that lost its wheels. In... Photo-4793758.64671 - seattlepi.com

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XXX Barrel was a thriving chain of drive-in restaurants, famous for root beer, giant cask signs and a name that conjured adult movies. Here's one of the restaurants in 1940, on 4th Avenue South in Seattle. It's long gone. less

XXX Barrel was a thriving chain of drive-in restaurants, famous for root beer, giant cask signs and a name that conjured adult movies. Here's one of the restaurants in 1940, on 4th Avenue South in Seattle. It's ... more

Here's the storefront for the previous photo.
It's the world's oldest Starbucks, opened in 1976 in Pike Place Market. But it's not exactly the coffee company's first store, even though everyone calls it the ''original Starbucks.''
The first store opened in 1971 on Western Ave., before moving in 1976 to its current location. less

Here's the storefront for the previous photo. It's the world's oldest Starbucks, opened in 1976 in Pike Place Market. But it's not exactly the coffee company's first store, even though everyone calls it the ... more